'Rabbit' definitions:

Definition of 'rabbit'

From: WordNet
noun
Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: rabbit, coney, cony]
noun
The fur of a rabbit [syn: lapin, rabbit]
noun
Flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: rabbit, hare]
verb
Hunt rabbits

Definition of 'Rabbit'

From: GCIDE
  • Rabbit \Rab"bit\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zool.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The common American rabbit (Lepus sylvatica) is similar but smaller. See Cottontail, and {Jack rabbit}, under 2d Jack. The larger species of Lepus are commonly called hares. See Hare. [1913 Webster]
  • Angora rabbit (Zool.), a variety of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur.
  • Rabbit burrow, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation.
  • Rabbit fish. (Zool.) (a) The northern chimaera (Chimaera monstrosa). (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes.
  • Rabbits' ears. (Bot.) See Cyclamen.
  • Rabbit warren, a piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits. --Wright.
  • Rock rabbit. (a) (Zool.) See Daman, and Klipdas. (b) the pika.
  • Welsh rabbit, a dish of which the chief constituents are melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is popularly said to be a corruption of Welsh rare bit, but it is probably merely a humorous designation; -- also called Welsh rarebit. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'rabbit'

From: GCIDE
  • rabbit \rabbit\ v. i. To hunt rabbits. [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'rabbit'

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